In our thoughts we create pictures of who we are. Some of these pictures and stories can be made when we are youthful, however we can also make them as adults. Our creative ability builds up an account of our self and we envision our self in diverse parts. It can be of a win, or of disappointment and dismissal. This is exactly what J. Alfred Prufrock is struggling with in his life. It is through envisioning our self in different situations that we make feelings of insecurity.
“Do I dare and, do I dare? Time to turn back and descend the stair, with a bald spot in the middle of my hair, they will say,how his hair is growing thin! My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin... they will say, but how his arms and legs are thin! Do I …show more content…
Through out the poem he says a few things that truly indicate how he is exceptionally reluctant about his looks, and fears how individuals are going to judge him. One detect that shows how insecure he his and how he values others opinion is when he says, “They will say, how his hair is growing thin!” Prufrock already supposes that everyone is going to think about his bare spot in the middle of his hair. With that comes the insecurity of his clothing due to the fact of his mind thinking of the people judging his hair might also start judging everything else about him. These samples demonstrate how he is extremely hesitant about what he looks like and how people are going to judge his appearance. This especially effects his love life as Prufrock is in love with a woman, but is unfortunately of a different social class than he is. At last Prufrock concludes that it would be best not to advise her on how he feels and just let’s her …show more content…
He sits in his lonely room to his lonely self wondering if it would have be worth it for them to come together. “And would it have been worth it, after all, would it have been worth while?” This line suggest that it has not yet been done. I wonder how many times this has happened to us in our lives. We additionally fear, maybe more than whatever else, losing support from others. No big surprise a hefty portion of us like to fit in. A lot of us, like Prufrock, are afraid of failing in life or in any situation, and often times end up not taking a risk or not getting out of our comfort zone. We may be anxious about the possibility that rejection affirms our deepest fears. Maybe that we are unlovable, or that we are bound to be separated from everyone else, or that we have minimal worth or quality. When these thoughts start spinning around in our head we may be agitated, on edge, or discouraged. Prufrock’s character really spoke to me because I saw myself as Prufrock did and I still do. I think to myself, if I just had more confidence I would have landed that job, or if I didn’t care what people thought about me volunteering for this group I would have made a difference. A lot of use, like me, didn’t or don’t want the negative attention that it might bring to us or not wanting to have a target on our back. Now as an adult and understanding that its not all about trying to fit in with the crowd but rather
“Do I dare and, do I dare? Time to turn back and descend the stair, with a bald spot in the middle of my hair, they will say,how his hair is growing thin! My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin... they will say, but how his arms and legs are thin! Do I …show more content…
Through out the poem he says a few things that truly indicate how he is exceptionally reluctant about his looks, and fears how individuals are going to judge him. One detect that shows how insecure he his and how he values others opinion is when he says, “They will say, how his hair is growing thin!” Prufrock already supposes that everyone is going to think about his bare spot in the middle of his hair. With that comes the insecurity of his clothing due to the fact of his mind thinking of the people judging his hair might also start judging everything else about him. These samples demonstrate how he is extremely hesitant about what he looks like and how people are going to judge his appearance. This especially effects his love life as Prufrock is in love with a woman, but is unfortunately of a different social class than he is. At last Prufrock concludes that it would be best not to advise her on how he feels and just let’s her …show more content…
He sits in his lonely room to his lonely self wondering if it would have be worth it for them to come together. “And would it have been worth it, after all, would it have been worth while?” This line suggest that it has not yet been done. I wonder how many times this has happened to us in our lives. We additionally fear, maybe more than whatever else, losing support from others. No big surprise a hefty portion of us like to fit in. A lot of us, like Prufrock, are afraid of failing in life or in any situation, and often times end up not taking a risk or not getting out of our comfort zone. We may be anxious about the possibility that rejection affirms our deepest fears. Maybe that we are unlovable, or that we are bound to be separated from everyone else, or that we have minimal worth or quality. When these thoughts start spinning around in our head we may be agitated, on edge, or discouraged. Prufrock’s character really spoke to me because I saw myself as Prufrock did and I still do. I think to myself, if I just had more confidence I would have landed that job, or if I didn’t care what people thought about me volunteering for this group I would have made a difference. A lot of use, like me, didn’t or don’t want the negative attention that it might bring to us or not wanting to have a target on our back. Now as an adult and understanding that its not all about trying to fit in with the crowd but rather